Don Johnstone wrote in message ...
At 05:12 18 May 2004, Tom Seim wrote: (Snip)

Those
who can honestly answer yes and are flying within their
own limitations are the safe pilots. Those who are
not aware of the limitations or deliberately fly outside
them are something else. Anyone who recognises that
to continue when they are not sure of what they are
doing or realises that their committment has altered
and then act on that is not a quitter,

Not sure just how to clarify what I meant there, I think any person
will find that their absolute limitations are far beyond what they
think they are, but the difference is in the judgment call in being
able to avoid having to push to their limitations in the first place.
Almost like having a gap between our perceived limits and what the
limits really are. When, for one reason or another, that gap has been
removed, the trouble starts. All margin of safety has been removed,
and a bad judgment call will be fatal. I never doubted myself in that
area, margins of safety, after the initial beginners mistakes, was
more important than anything else.

Limitations in being able to spend the amounts of money needed, I
never doubted them, they can be calculated to the last cent. IT hit
the limit, and nothing happened to cause me to doubt what had to be
done. I never felt really comfortable at the field, and that made the
decision easier, as did a lot of other small factors.

I see seim hasn't answered you, and doubt that he will. I have him
backed into a corner on his insinuation, and there isn't any graceful
way out for him. Exactly where I plan on keeping it. No facts and a
big ego will do it every time.